What really matters is which camp goes dirty: Differential effects of negative campaigning on turnout during Swiss federal ballots

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-70

  Nai, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; Emotions; Negative campaigning; Switzerland; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870562472     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2012.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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